There are 3 ways to get from Zurich to Madeira by plane or train
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Fly from Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane ZRH - FNC
7h 7m€114–355Train to Basel, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane BSL - FNC
8h 6m€94–284Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane GVA - FNC
9h 45m€141–310
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Madeira Airport (FNC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Madeira is to train and fly which costs €90 - €290 and takes 8h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Madeira is to fly which takes 7h 7m and costs €110 - €360.
The distance between Zurich and Madeira is 2703 km.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Zurich to Madeira, including transfers.
Madeira is 1h behind Zurich. It is currently 9:10 PM in Zurich and 8:10 PM in Madeira.
There are 4950+ hotels available in Madeira.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Madeira, Portugal?
Edelweiss Air, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Madeira Airport (FNC) 5 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Basel to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Basel to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Basel to Madeira Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Basel to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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